Intermittent movement



June 20, 1933.V c. A. BORNMANN 1,914,398

INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT Filed Jan. 4, 1932 'K11/111lll/111111111111111 INVENTOR.' C4422 ABM/mlm:

Patented June 20, 1933 UNITED, STATES Pa'rizu'rV OFFICE cani. A. BORNMANN, or BINGHAMTQN, New YORK, AssIeNOR 'ro AGFA ANsco OOR- rona'rION, or BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK INTERMITTENT MOVEMENT Application filed January 4, 1932. Serial No. 584,727.

My'invention relates'to improvements in a'n intermittent movement for motion picture apparatus and' has for its primary object the provision of an intermittently moving film shuttle with novel driving means therefor, comprisingl few parts,lsi mple in construction,

silent in operation, and easily assembled.

7 30-v porting casing'provided with suitable bearcomprismg two cams,

v In the drawing:

A further object of my invention lies in the provision of a driving -means for the shuttle one operated direct from thev driving shaft. and the other by means of a sleeve surrounding such shaft.

A further object of my invention lies in the provision. of a driving'means by means of which the driving shaft serves to rotate one of the cams and the film sprocket shaft and the lattery in turn forms the driving means for the other cam.

. ther objects and advantages in details of construction Will be apparent as the descrip- -tion proceeds, reference now being had tothe figures of the accompanying drawing, form-V ing a part of this application and-wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts.

Figure'l is a top sectional view of my inventionin assembled position.

- 'Figure 2 is a side .view thereof.

The reference character 1 refers to a supings 2 for the sprocket shaft 3 and one end of the drive shaft 4. E The drive shaft 4 is pro-` vided on one projecting end with apulley 5 or other suitable power receiving means whereby the drive shaft 4 may be rotated. V

Mounted upon the driveshaft 4 within the casing 1 is a balance or Hy wheel 6 whereby smooth even rotation of the shaft is assured. Within the casing 1, the shaft 4 is provided with gear teeth 7 cut therein and meshing with the teeth 7 is a gear 8 rotatable with the sprocket shaft 3 by means of the bushing 9 pinned to such sprocket. shaft as at 10. f The drive shaft 4 is reduced'in diameter immediately-adjacent the teeth 7 thereof, as at 11, and surrounding and freely rotatable on the reduced portion 11 is a sleeve 12 jounnaled in a bushing 13 in the .adjacent side of the casing 1. The sleeve 12 within the casing, is

i 59 providedwith teeth 14- thereonl and meshing with these teeth 14 is a gearl 15 also rigidly secured tothe bushing 9 and therefore rotatable with the sprocket shaft 3. The sprocket shaft 3 is provided on its Outer projecting end with the film sprocket 16.

Rigidly lsecured -to and for rotation with the sleeve 12, is a cam 17 for a purpose to be described. Directly adjacent the cam 17 and mounted upon the reduced portion 11 of the shaft 4 for rotation therewith is a second cam 18 for a purpose to be described; This cam 18 is provided with a hub portion 19 by means of which it is secured' to the shaft and surroundingthis hub portion is a angedcollar 20 overlying the cams and serving to maintam themyin proper position longitudinally on.V the shaft. The outer end of the reduced portion V11 of the drive shaft 4 is threaded as at 21 to receive a knurled nut 22 whereby to retain the parts'in assembled position. 7 Suitably secured to one side of the casing 1 is a guide pin 23 provided on its outer end with a head 24 and guided by this pin 23 is one end 25 of a'film shuttle 26-bifurcated as at 27 for engagement on 'either side of thepin 7 23. There may be-provided' on the pin 23 a shoe 28 with which the bifurcated end 25` of the shuttle has a sliding engagement. This has a tendency to reduce rattle and noise dur-A ing Operation of the shuttle in its slidingS movement, the shoe 28 being, of course, freely pivoted onjthe pin 23 to permit rocking movement of the shuttle.

l The film shuttle 26 isprovided with a rectangular opening 29, the upper and lower 8 edges of which are adapted to be engaged by the cam 18 whereby upon rotation of the cam the shuttle may be rocked about the pivot, point 23` The ends' of the shuttle defining the opening 29, are turned inwardly slightly as at and such inwardly turned portions are engaged by the cam 17 whereby upon rotation of the cam, the shuttle may be moved longitudinally, that is, to the vleft and right in Figures 1 and 2, sliding on 9 the shoe 28.

The shuttle 26 at its end opposite the end.' 25 is bent angularly as at 31 and provided with film engaging claws 32.

From the foregoing construction it will 1 be apparent that in operation the shaft 4:

upon being driven from the source of power provided, the cam 17 will be driven therewith directly for moving the shuttle 26 into and 5 out of lilm engaging position. Simultaneously, the sprocket shaft 3 will be driven through the means of the teeth 7 on the drive shaft 4 and the gear 8. This results in driving the sprocket 16 whereby the film 10 may be fed to and from the shuttle in the usual manner. Likewise, the cam 18 will be simultaneously driven through the means of the gear 15, teeth 14, and sleeve 12, whereby the shuttle 26 will be rocked about the pivot point 23 to raise and lower the shuttle whereby the film may be intermittently moved downwardly.

It will be obvious, of course, that the cams 17 and 18 are so arranged that the desired 1 20 cycle of movement of the shuttle takes place,

namely, the film claws will be out of film engagmg position on the upward movement of the shuttle and in' film engaging position on the downward movement of the shuttle. It will be obvious also that by changing the gear ratio in the driving means for these cams, the relation of film engaging move- .ments of the shuttle to the non-film engaging movements thereof, may be varied.

In operation the cams are always in engagement with the shuttle and the simplicity and absence of complicated and multiple parts, lends to this intermittent mechanism the special feature of quiet running and smoothness of operation.

Of course, changes may be made in details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I do not limit myself,

- therefore, to the exact form herein shown and described, other than by the appended claims. A

I claim: 1. In combination, a drive shaft, a cam fixed on said shaft, a sleeverotatable on said shaft, a cam fixed4 on said sleeve, a film sprocket shaft, two gears fixed on said A sprocket shaft, one of said gears being driven by said drive shaft and the other gear .6a iving said sleeve, and a film engaging shuttle operatively engaging said cams.

2. In combinationa drive shaft anda sprocket shaft parallel therewith, a pair of gears on said sprocket shaft for rotation therewith, gear teeth cut on said drive shaft and meshing with one of said wears, a sleeve rotatably mounted on said drive shaft and having gear teeth crut thereon and meshing. with the other of said gears, a cam on said M'drive shaft andra cam on said sleeve, and

a film shuttle operatively engaging said cams. y

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

'as ,y CARL A. BORNMANN. 

